Find out how Matthew’s experience contributes to his role as Chief Executive.
About Matthew
Matthew has over 20 years of executive and non-exec board-level experience, including as a CEO since 2010, in education, higher education, health and social care, international development, poverty eradication, humanitarian relief, young people and children’s services, medical research, public policy, and homelessness.
He has been Chief Executive of Marie Curie since February 2019 having previously served as Chief Executive of The Children’s Society, Chief Executive of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and a director at Christian Aid.
Matthew is passionate about social justice and inclusion and ensuring that everyone has the very best chance to thrive and flourish in all aspects of their life. This includes ensuring that everyone who is dying – and their families and loved ones – have the very best unique care and support they can. Matthew is now leading Marie Curie in our aspiration for everyone who is dying – and their loved ones – to have the best possible quality of life and experience in the last chapter of their life.
Matthew is also Chair of Trustees of New Horizon Youth Centre which provides unique, holistic support for young people in London experiencing homelessness, a lay Member of Council (non-exec) at the University of Liverpool, and and Board Member of St George’s House.
Matthew has a degree in Engineering and Management from the University of Nottingham, Theology from the University of Oxford, and a Masters in Management from the University of Surrey. His interests also include environmental and economic sustainability, well-being, young people's development, psychology, public policy, and equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
